Chapter 98 - Another Plot Derailment?

Huo smiled widely. He checked on Wei Liuying up and down. "Are you hurt, Young Master?"

"I'm fine."

Wei Liuying jumped down the horse and led the horse to the camp. There were some people looking at him but most of them would ignore him. After all, they cared more for their family members who might not arrive yet.

There were many people who were still up there in the middle of the chaos.

"Hong Zheng!"

Looking to the side, Wei Liuying could see her father, Wei Hong, who had haggard appearance. There were several wounds on his body and his robe was slightly tattered. It didn't seem to be a peaceful journey for him to return back.

By the side, Wei Xiao Hua and Wei Zilin were resting near the fire. Wei Zilin looked like a walking corpse with her pale face and dirty clothes. On the other hand, Wei Xiao Hua looked much better. She was sitting with her hands stretched to the front to warm herself up. It was dawn, so the temperature was still rather low.

Wei Yijun was also fine. He sat near a horse while tending to his wound. When he was escaping, he was unlucky enough to meet with a bandit. It took him some time to take care of that bandit, and he ended up wounded in his left hand. Fortunately, it was shallow wound.

"Where did you go?" Wei Hong asked in worried tone. He was holding his head, which was hurt thanks to the hangover he had.

Wei Liuying cupped her hands. "Wei Hong Zheng apologies for making Father worried. I didn't go through the main road and got lost in the mountain's path. Luckily, I meet some soldiers who helped me to return back."

"That's fortunate."

Wei Hong could see that Wei Liuying was dirty, but 'he' was not wounded in the slightest bit. Looking at the arrows tube behind 'him', he could guess that it mustn't be as easy as how 'Wei Hong Zheng' said it.

"Did you meet with bandits?"

"I did," Wei Liuying replied and raised her bow. "But I killed them all using my bow and arrows!"

His bragging tone would only make people roll their eyes on normal times, but this time, Wei Hong instead felt gratified that his son was alive and well. He laughed. "The Heavens are nice. He's helping all of us to escape safely here!"

"Yes. Father, since I'm fine, you should focus on your rest."

"Ah, yes. It's good that you're back. Let's get closer to the fire and warm up."

"Yes, Father."

Wei Xiao Hua noticed that her father looked happy, so she looked in Wei Liuying's direction. Her pupil dilated as her expression turned pale. Her beautiful lips muttered, "It's impossible."

"What did you say, First Sister?" Wei Zilin asked with a tone of displease.

"Ah, it's nothing. I must be mumbling because of the cold. Please forgive me, Second Sister."

"I'm not that petty."

Seeing that Wei Zilin no longer paid any attention to her, Wei Xiao Hua lowered her gaze. There was a faint glint. She didn't understand why, but there was another plot derailment. Wei Hong Zheng should have been wounded hard to the point that it was almost impossible for him to use his right hand.

In other words, Wei Hong Zheng turned into cripple in this incident because of the assassins sent to him.

But now, Wei Hong Zheng was standing safely in front of her.

'How come there are so many plot derailment?'

Wei Xiao Hua felt that her head turned into a mess with this revelation. She only changed some insignificant events because there were some that the novel didn't put out all of the detail. But the changes that occurred here was far bigger than what she ever expected.

From the time of Lantern Festival about Princess Ji Xiaoli and now about her second brother.

'I shouldn't have interfered in Wei Hong Zheng's event at all.'

Right now, Wei Xiao Hua was filled with regret. If she knew that this would happen, she would have not try to prevent Wei Hong Zheng from coming here. The event when she was supposed to be spending romantic time with Ji Shu didn't come because of the arrow's incident. In addition, Wei Hong Zheng didn't turn into a cripple, which meant that there would be a lot of plot derailment in the residence.

It would be harder for her to eliminate Wei Hong Zheng in the future.

'Calm down, Xiao Hua.'

'Hong Zheng is stupid, so it'll be easy to eliminate him later.'

This incident should have made Wei Hong Zheng went into recluse, but since it didn't happen, she had to think for other way that was not written previously. Wei Xiao Hua took a deep breath as a glint appeared within her eyes.

'Besides, the biggest enemy in the Wei Residence is never Hong Zheng. The real brain for Feng Chun and Wei Hong Zheng is Wei Liuying. As long as I can eliminate Wei Liuying, it'll be a smooth journey as it'll be much easier to deal with them.'

Wei Xiao Hua fixed her sitting posture. She put her hand in front of mouth as a smile was formed there. 'Luckily, after the hunting event, it'll be Wei Liuying's downfall's event and finally, death.'

She was really glad that the novel chose to end such troublesome character early.

There were only a few people who gave her goosebumps in her residence and Wei Liuying was included. Despite being a transmigrator who should have known everything like the back of her hand, she could never guess what was in Wei Liuying's mind. It was only thanks to the novel that she managed to know what Wei Liuying would do.

But now, some plot didn't go according to the way.

However, Wei Liuying's downfall plot would not be affected in the slightest bit because her fate was already sealed from the moment she fell on Wei Xiao Hua's trap with Ji Shu. From that day on, Wei Liuying's days were already numbered.

With that in thought, Wei Xiao Hua felt calmer.

She continued to warm herself up and waited for them to return back.

While Wei Xiao Hua was happily warming herself, Wei Liuying headed to the back to have some rest. She was tired after a long journey in the mountain for a long period of time. It was good that she could relax now.

From the corner of her eyes, she could see Feng Chun along with the other two concubines were walking closer. They had haggard appearance after the long night running away from bandits.

Feng Chun noticed Wei Liuying and quickly rushed over as if she had just seen her long lost son.

"Hong Zheng!"

"Mother!" Wei Liuying's eyes reddened. She embraced her mother, who was acting for the sake of their appearance.

"You naughty brat. Do you know how worried I was?"

"Wei Hong Zheng is sorry, Mother. I didn't mean to make you worried."

"Silly boy." Feng Chun released her embrace and messed up Wei Liuying's hair a bit. There was a motherly smile on her face. "You only know how to make me worry."

Wei Liuying lowered her gaze and scratched the back of her head. ���Sorry, Mother. I won't repeat it again."

"Now that you're back, you should have some rest. I'm sure you're tired."

"Yes, Mother. Thank you very much."

The two of them continued their 'loving' exchange to the point that Huo almost failed to resist his urge to roll his eyes. Some people ignored them while others complimented Feng Chun for having lucky and capable son. All in all, they were saying praise to her and some of her friends also said that Wei Hong Zheng had bright future in the military.

To be able to escape on his own meant that he must be capable.

All that was left was only proper training. At the same time, they also needed Wei Hong's permission to allow him joining the military.

Only three people were aware that the exchange was nothing more than an act. Wei Liuying could even see her mother was wiping her hand in disgust after separating with her as if she was nothing more than a pest that was not supposed to come in touch with her.

'I know you hate me, but even being touched by your own daughter is disgusting now?'

Internally, Wei Liuying shook her head. From the front, she still looked like the proud young man who was bragging happily.

"You must be tired," Feng Chun said with a smile on her face. "Go and have some rest. I'll ask Huo to accompany you and prepare warm meal for you."

"Thank you very much, Mother. Hong Zheng is grateful."

"Go."

Wei Liuying cupped her hand and turned around. Huo was standing behind her with respectful expression as he greeted Wei Liuying. "Young Master, the carriage is over there. I'll take you there."

"Alright," Wei Liuying replied with a smile yet it never reached her eyes. Unfortunately, no one realized the mask that she had put on.